Ayrshire MSP Katy Clark wants ban on surgical mesh use in hernia ops

AN Ayrshire MSP has called for an end to surgical mesh being implanted in hernia patients in Scotland.

A Freedom of Information request by Labour's Katy Clark has revealed that one in 12 of all hernia patients in NHS Ayrshire and Arran who have been implanted with surgical mesh since 2015 have been readmitted to hospital due to complications.

And the West of Scotland MSP has backed a petition by constituents calling for the suspension of the use of surgical mesh until an independent review has been carried out.

It follows the recent public health scandal over the pain and suffering endured by many women across Scotland implanted with transvaginal mesh.

It took years of tireless campaigning by affected women before the Scottish Government took action, last year creating a mesh removal reimbursement scheme.

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Source: Irvine Times, 9 June 2023